Hi,
I am just putting out a request for volunteers for the Openstreetmap
International Development Fair on Wed 30th September in Edinburgh. I could do
with some help to host the Openstreetmap table and to help people with the
projectors for talks. The details of the event which is the first day
Hi,
I am just about to post an advert in the big issue for our International
Development Fair
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2015/Day_1
and I get to save paying vat if I have a charity number. I know the
Openstreetmap Foundation company number
Has anyone played with this, It seems to be getting good press
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=416064574
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
On residential roads where there has been a ref= added is being rendered on
Mapnik. Is this something new since I have not been checking recently. This is
all over the highlands
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/57.5695/-4.4282
Cheers
Bob
Police Scotland are using our map
http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/edinburgh/
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
This has been forwarded to me by Christopher Fleet from the National Library of
Scotland
They are in the process of georeferencing the images but I thought it best to
let you know now
Subject: New website - OS six-inch England and Wales, 1852-1952
We are very pleased to announce the
Hi,
Short video on crowndsourcing using GPS and depth guages from the BBC, suggests
they will release the data
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26231350
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Hi,
OpenGlasgow are working with Shawlands academy
http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/55.83064/-4.28332
I have just been teaching the teachers how to use Openstreetmap. They are
forming a project where they get the pupils to explore their community.
It has just started but they have funding
I have sent a message as well
Cheers
Bob
On Sun, 9/2/14, Donald Noble drno...@gmail.com wrote:
Subject: [Talk-GB] Possible vandalism? New Forth Road Bridge being changed to
motorway from construction
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Date: Sunday, 9
Also in the Guardian an article
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/14/why-the-world-needs-openstreetmap
Cheers
Bob
On Fri, 17/1/14, Paul Williams pjwde...@googlemail.com wrote:
Subject: [Talk-GB] OSM in Linux Format magazine
To:
Maybe we could use it to make an note for mapping parties, social events and
conferences too
Bob
From: Brian Prangle bpran...@gmail.com
To: Talk GB talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Sent: Sunday, 27 October 2013, 16:15
Subject: [Talk-GB] Notes feature
It seems
Counting down to State of the map Scotland 2013
wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2013
Please send out messages to your social media of choice
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Hi,
We have a good selection of speakers set up from outside the community on
Friday for State of the map Scotland 2013 - Including International Rescue
Corps.
We would like to see if there are volunteers that would like to present info
for either the 20 minute of 10 minute sessions on the
Hi,
We are starting to organise speakers for State of the map Scotland. I know
everyone will be busy with SOTM2013 but if there are people that would like to
give talks at our event please let me know
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Not sure if anyone else has seen this but I thought I would post.
UN uses OSM(Mapquestopen) as background for Global Risk Data Platform
http://preview.grid.unep.ch/index.php?preview=maplang=eng
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Everyone welcome
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Nice Seeing ITO maps including some with Openstreetmap attribution on Human
Swarm last night
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/human-swarm/4od
The program is about how we make decisions depending on the weather.
You can see the first flash oh ITO within the first minute. There is more
I assume that this is for the UK shops and not world wide using the uk taginfo
site
http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/
cheers
Bob
From: sk53.osm sk53@gmail.com
To: Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Sent: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 14:25
Hi,
I have been spending a lot of time looking at Taginfo and golf courses. I would
like to layout the best way to map a golf course based on what I have found.
I was thinking of creating a page HOWTO map a golf course 2013
This is not a proposal for tags, I would link to Taginfo pages of
just think that
there is some documentation that needs to be done. So I am volunteering.
Is there no precedent for HOWTO documents like there are with other opensource
projects?
Cheers
Bob
From: sk53.osm sk53@gmail.com
To: Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil
-GB@openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Taginfo Golf Tags
On 05/04/2013 15:04, Bob Kerr wrote:
Hi,
I have been looking at TagInfo for tags with golf=
There are a number of tags which are golf=Tee instead of golf=tee. Is there
any easy way that I find out where these tags
Hi,
I have been looking at TagInfo for tags with golf=
There are a number of tags which are golf=Tee instead of golf=tee. Is there any
easy way that I find out where these tags are located so that I can correct
them.
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB
OK,
We have an excellent venue
We have 67 booked in and are expecting another 30 walkins. We
have an amazing set of speakers that are coming to meet with
Openstreetmap.org because they realise how important it is becoming and
share a common interest in the upsurge of interest in GIS
Speakers
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Upcoming_Pub_Meetings
We will be discussing among other things state of the map Scotland
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_Scotland_2012
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi,
This is to announce that State of the Map Scotland 2012 is going to take place
on October 19-20th in Edinburgh. See
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_Scotland_2012
This e-mail is only an initial call to review the organisation of the
conference. There is no booking at
Slight change of plans,
Booking is now available
http://sotms.eventbrite.com/
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Hi we will be having a pub social in Edinburgh
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events
We have been offered a photo lab with a wikipedia group, date still to be
arranged.
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi,
I have been talking with Cristopher Fleet from the National Library of
Scotland. He is keen to promote the mapping services of the library to the
Openstreetmap Community and other groups that are interested. They have set up
various services including the OS 7th Series which is overlayed
Next Social meeting Tommorow 13th December at the Guilford Arms
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
I have spent some time compiling a list of Adopted Roads/Statutory list of
Public Roads in Scotland by Region
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Scotland#Statutory_List_of_Roads
From the links we can see the varied methods that the information is given out
and how some have various copyrights
I have recently been offered field data under the open knowledge licence from
the Scottish Government. This is the first time I have interacted with the
government and would like to make use of the data but at the same time not step
on anyones toes. Although I have not yet seen the data I have
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Sent: Monday, 15 August 2011, 13:15
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Field Data Scotland
On 15/08/2011 10:34, Bob Kerr wrote:
I have recently been offered field data under the open knowledge licence from
the Scottish Government.
I can't comment on the compatibility
There are still a few places available for this event in Edinburgh,
http://open-geo-and-health.eventbrite.com/
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Hi,
Is there anyone here that has connections with OS. We are hoping that we might
get some representatives along to State of the Map Scotland.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_Scotland_2011
We are hoping that we can start a discussion on how to use the OS brand and
Hi,
The day before the State of the Map Scotland conference there is a workshop
which is being held at the same location
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/devcsi/open-mapping-workshop/
So if you are coming along for SOTMS then please check out the website
Cheers
I Thought this might be of interest to a few
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/8620931/UK-broadband-mapped.html
I can't see any correlation between OSM uptake and broadband
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
a look at how Wikipedia uses categories.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
On Jul 3, 2011 9:43 AM, Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Hi,
I was thinking last night about the ITO Analysis heat map as a tool that
motivates people to look into doing some
Bob
From: woll w...@2-islands.com
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Sent: Sunday, 3 July 2011, 16:31
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Documentation and Visualisation
Bob Kerr wrote:
I would need to be able to zoom in on a proposal that has not be acted on
for a year so
We could add proposal= dead to the wiki page then we can filter all the dead
pages so see all the things that have been proposed and see what has been done
before
Cheers
Bob
From: Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil...@yahoo.co.uk
To: woll w...@2-islands.com
We are having a pub meeting tomorrow details here
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events
We hope to be discussing State of the Map Scotland
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_Scotland_2011
cheers
Bob
___
So the question is, who is going to come forward and write the bot, and who is
going to come forward to write documentation.
Any takers
Cheers
Bob
From: Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Sent: Friday, 10 June 2011, 20:09
I agree with Andy about increasing the number of mappers is essential. With
Cycle map he has increased the interest in the cycling communities. Getting
interest and publicity is very difficult. I can see many other communities that
we could encourage to start helping us, from NHS to golfers but
From: TimSC mapp...@sheerman-chase.org.uk
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Cc: Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil...@yahoo.co.uk
Sent: Saturday, 4 June 2011, 11:56
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] OpenKent, OSM coverage estimation
On 04/06/11 11:04, Bob Kerr wrote:
Hi,
Is there any way that we can request
Hi,
In Edinburgh the list of public roads is available here
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/177/register_of_public_roads/865/public_roads_in_edinburgh
The reason that I refer to this is that the Data from OS is not as accurate or
up to date as this data. There is also some roads that are not
Hi,
Is there any way that we can request the data in a standard easy to use format,
one that we can requested from different councils throughout the uk. If we can
do this, and use a standard tool for comparison I think it would be beneficial
for us and the local councils. If there isn't should
See
http://www.openstreetmap.org/stats/data_stats.html
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
I agree
Cheers
Bob
--- On Tue, 19/4/11, Andy Allan gravityst...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Andy Allan gravityst...@gmail.com
Subject: [Talk-GB] Things that aren't stations tagged railway=station
To: Talk-GB talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Date: Tuesday, 19 April, 2011, 8:21
Hi All,
In making my recent
I just heard about this, I don't know anything about the group but I thought
I'd pass it on since it's using openstreetmap
http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
A bit of cash maybe?
http://opendatachallenge.org/
Cheers
Bob___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Hi
We will be having a mapping party in Peebles on Sunday 10th April. We will be
meeting with the local Orienteering group and we have been given permision to
use the Canmore_ID extracted from
http://canmoremapping.rcahms.gov.uk/
To find monuments to map.
We are not allowed to copy the OS map
I just saw this and I thought it was a good example of how to deal with future
events
http://sloweb.org.uk/ollie/map/index.php
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Excellent,
I have already discovered some discrepancies in Edinburgh using the layers
layer. I am also not noticing any lag in displaying the data at this time. I
can also see the benefit of highlighting the schools and hope that in the
future that maybe hospitals,doctors will be included
Well
There will be an Edinburgh pub meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday 15th march in the
Guildford Arms
Please see
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#News
For Details
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
The document just shows how out of touch and behind the times the politicians
are. We're doing what they should have been doing decades ago. I think the
present government is just trying to pride itself with what it thinks is a new
idea and manipulating it for their own ends.
see
Hi,
I would back the use of such a bot but in area's that could do with the help
and there are only a few of these now. There are a couple of small towns in
Aberdeenshire that could do with a little boost. Just be careful. The rest will
follow with a little patience
I think it is a skill that
Hi,
I am presently doing some tracing in Dumfries and there is a way which is
marked public_transport=pay_scale_area. It is part of a Naptan import. The area
seems to be vague and is cutting across a number of areas where I am doing some
detailed work.
Is there a good reason that this should
Hi,
I would like to support the idea of name:gd=* for Gaelic names.
In Portree there are definitely two names in OS Locator for several roads
an example is
highway: residentialname: Mill Parkname:gd: Pairc na Muilnesource:
OS_OpenData_StreetView
at
Hi,
A derived post-code based on Latitude and Longitude would work much better
internationally and would give us something to hang other statistics on. the
OSM short code could fit the bill.
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi,
On some rivers upstream there are points tagged for canoeing.
see
http://whitewater.quaker.eu.org/
I'm not sure if this will effect your work but I thought I should let you know.
The tags in this case are placed on the nodes inside the waterway=riverbank way
Cheers
Bob
--- On Thu, 20/1/11,
Hi,
Does anyone know if there has been any consideration on using OSM vector data
with WebGL.
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
We will be having a pub meeting in Edinburgh next Tuesday please see the
Edinburgh page for details
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#News
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Hi
I just did a quick totals on the ITO analysis page
Total roads in OS locator 849338
Total roads missing from OSM 295123
Missing change last 30 days -13909
average percentage complete 64.52
cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi
I noticed that there is a section in the OS competition for OS_OpenData
http://www.geovation.org.uk/geovationchallenge/
If we could encourage councils to release their data in a nice easy format then
that would help us and OS to validate their data sets. The money could go to
the OSM
Hello,
We will be having a pub meeting at 7:pm Wed 29th September 2010 at the
Guildford Arms
We will be having a guest Ivan Sanchez Ortega who will be able to give us many
different insights into the spanish mapping community.
We also may be planning our first mapping party to map one of the
: [Talk-GB] The last 2%
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Date: Tuesday, 17 August, 2010, 17:27
On 17/08/2010 16:18, Bob Kerr wrote:
Hi, Thanks for the replies,
I have placed a tag
not = Pentlands Gardens
instead of not:name= Pentlands Gardens
Bob
Are you saying you've amended or added a tag
Hi,
As stated by Ed
I added not:name tags where I resurveyed to confirm whether the OS or OSM was
correct and it was OSM. If it were OS then I corrected OSM based on my survey.
So yes, not:name tags are added to reduce the percentage value, but also
to save other mappers resurveying the same
- Original Message -
From:
Bob Kerr
To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:53
AM
Subject: [Talk-GB] The last 2%
Hi,
I have been using the OS_locator and musical chairs tools to focus
on the areas
Just a Quick reminder,
There will be a mapping party tomorrow 9:30 Sat 3rd July at Edinburgh Zoo
all welcome
Details here
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh/MappingParty/2010-07
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi,
We will be having a mapping party on Saturday 3rd July all welcome.
We will be mapping the Zoo and Corstorphine Hill Details here
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh/MappingParty/2010-07
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi,
I can easily understand that apostrophes and the name bypass are annoying,
however I think there is an opportunity here.
For example, bypass or by-pass. This highlights an inconstancy in the OS data,
which will be useful for them to correct and standardise.
Apostrophes are the same, they
Superb and thanks,
Open Knowledge Scotland is the perfect venue to go forward with this
Cheers
Bob
--- On Sun, 9/5/10, Jo Walsh j...@frot.org wrote:
From: Jo Walsh j...@frot.org
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] National Map Library of Scotland API
To: Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil...@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: talk
Cheers
Bob
--- On Wed, 5/5/10, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote:
From: Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] National Map Library of Scotland API
To: Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil...@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Date: Wednesday, 5 May, 2010, 20:08
Hi,
Bob
Hi,
I am please to let you know that the good people of the National Library of
Scotland have released an API and data for a selection of maps throughout the
UK.
The library is very keen to engage the OSM community and if all goes well with
this introduction will be happy to release further
Very Cool,
I think it would be worth going over this at the next meeting, maybe we could
put up a wiki page with the roads that are missing and plan the mapping party
for areas that are particularly bad.
Excellent work
cheers
Bob
--- On Tue, 23/3/10, Chris Fleming m...@chrisfleming.org wrote:
We are now over the 200,000 mark
http://www.openstreetmap.org/stats/data_stats.html
happy new year
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
On Page 56 of the document it says it proposes to release
Streetview
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/streetview/
I think this would be of most interest to us
This could give us shapes of houses, some geographical references , roads and
road names
Cheers
Bob
--- On Wed,
Openstreetmap made the Guardians top 100 again this year.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/09/best-websites-internet
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Hello,
Just reminding the list there is an Edinburgh Meetup next Tuesday at 7:30 at
the Guildford Arms
Please See
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events
Everyone is welcome, come along and join us for a pint
Cheers
Bob
Thought you may be interested in this article.
http://povesham.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/openstreetmap-in-athens-–-as-accurate-as-london/
Cheers
bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Hi All,
Just a reminder we will be having a pub meetup next Tuesday in Glasgow
Please see
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Glasgow#Social_Events
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Hi,
I have just been watching the presentation on Google Wave
http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html
I was wandering if in the future if this would be a useful tool for us, I was
thinking along the lines of helping organising meetups and mapping parties for
a local area. Any thoughts?
Hi,
Is there any news about when the Noname layer is going to be updated. I believe
there was a problem with the shear size of the data.
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
Hi,
We had a successful first social meeting in Edinburgh, I am now looking to
organise the same thing in Glasgow. Is there anyone who is willing to be the
contact point for Glasgow. This will mainly involve choosing a good pub and
possibly some minor wiki edits on the Glasgow project page.
Hi all,
Just in case you missed it, there is an article in the Guardian about the
location of Postboxes and post offices in the UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/16/freedom-of-information-postboxes
It then leads to the place where we can put this info onto openstreetmap
Hello All,
There will be a meetup in Edinburgh at 7:30pm Tuesday September 22, 2009 at the
Guildford arms
please see
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events
everyone welcome
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Hi,
Kick starting a place for regular meetups in Edinburgh
I have added some basic information about people getting together in Edinburgh
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Mapping_Parties
The main aim of this is to get more people to add the catagory Users in
Edinburgh to their profile
Hi,
Is there any legal or other reason that there is not an option to export
Opencyclemap tiles. In the 'format to export' opencyclemap is not there.
Cheers
Bob
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
I agree a decent link near the permalink area for printing would help a lot.
Printing extra pages is annoying too and should be taken into consideration as
well, a trap that i've seen happen a lot is that the output is formatted for
the US letter format and not A4, so local country
Hello,
I have a couple of Compass Roses that I have made. I am happy to make them
available under a public domain licence.
I would like to make the files available on the openstreetmap wiki but just
wanted to check if this is appropriate before I make the page.
The files are smaller than
89 matches
Mail list logo
